Fund Manager of the Year Awards Finalist interview: Q&A with Matthew Murphy of Eaton Vance

Awards to be held on July 8

As part of the Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2021, the Eaton Vance Intl (IRL) Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities Fund and the Eaton Vance Intl (IRL) Emerging Markets Local Income Fund both made the shortlist in the Global Emerging Markets Bond category.

Here, Investment Week talks to Matthew Murphy, an institutional portfolio manager with the emerging markets team at Eaton Vance, about the team structure, how the funds could work in client portfolios and navigating the Covid fallout.  Who runs the funds and what is their expertise in this area? What support does the team have from the wider company?  The fund is run by the dedicated emerging markets team, which consists of around 40 investment professionals, based in five offices around the world, and solely focused on generating investment ideas and managing portfolios in the emergi...